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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?
(a) It was beautiful every step of the way.
(b) It was a clear path.
(c) It was barely discernible.
(d) It was marked by Hastings.

2. How many wagons did each family have?
(a) 2
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 3

3. Who is the unofficial untarnished hero of the Donner Party?
(a) William Eddy
(b) Charles Stanton
(c) James Reed
(d) Patrick Dolan

4. Who was the first snowshoer to die?
(a) William Eddy
(b) Lem Murphy
(c) Mary Ann Graves
(d) Charles Stanton

5. Where did George and Jacob Donner and their families camp?
(a) At Tuskegee Lake
(b) At Alder Creek
(c) In California
(d) At the summit

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Reed wagon later called?

2. What did the skilled explorers find about Hastings shortcut?

3. How many wagons did the Reeds lose in the desert?

4. How do people get across the great Salt Lake Desert in today's world?

5. Where did one woman think the rescuers came from?

(see the answer key)

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